Visions in a Seer Stone: Joseph Smith and the Making of the Book of Mormon
- ISBN-10
- 1469655683
- ISBN-13
- 9781469655680
- Category
- Book of Mormon
- Pages
- 250
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020
- Author
- William L. Davis
Description
"In this interdisciplinary work, William L. Davis examines Joseph Smith's 1829 creation of the Book of Mormon, the foundational text of the Latter-Day Saint movement. Positioning the text in the history of early American oratorical techniques, sermon culture, educational practices, and the passion for self-improvement, Davis elucidates both the fascinating cultural context for the creation of the Book of Mormon and the central role of oral culture in early nineteenth-century America"--
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